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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 24, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on April 24, 1988 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Ojeda |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Cox |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 41,617 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Steve Rippley 2B: Bob Davidson 3B: Jerry Crawford |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Dave Magadan | First Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Mackey Sasser | Catcher |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Bob Ojeda | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Bob Horner | First Baseman |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Catcher |
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Danny Cox | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 24, 1988
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Cox
Dykstra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Cox
There goes Dykstra. The throw from Pena and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Cox
Backman hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Cox
Magadan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Cox
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Ojeda
Coleman hits a popup towards the mound. Ojeda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ojeda
Smith bunts towards first. Magadan fields the ball and throws to Ojeda covering. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Leach
Terry Leach now pitching.
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Leach
Horner strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Cox
McReynolds hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cox
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Cox
Sasser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Cox
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Leach
Pendleton hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Leach
Brunansky hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Leach
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Leach
Alicea hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Cox
Leach strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Cox
Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Cox
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Leach
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Leach
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Leach
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Cox
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Cox
Strawberry hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Cox
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Leach
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Dykstra. McGee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Horner vs. Leach
Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McGee scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Leach
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Horner moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Brunansky vs. Leach
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Horner scores. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Leach
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pendleton moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Alicea vs. Leach
Alicea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Cox vs. Leach
Cox strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cox
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Cox
Sasser hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Sasser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. Cox
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Pendleton. Sasser moves to third. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Cox
Mookie Wilson pinch hits for Terry Leach.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Sasser scores. Elster scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Cox
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Backman vs. Cox
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Innis
Jeff Innis now pitching. Mookie Wilson now playing center field.
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Innis
There goes Coleman. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Coleman steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Innis
Smith bunts towards the mound. Innis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coleman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGee vs. Innis
There goes Smith. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
McGee vs. Innis
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Horner vs. Innis
Horner strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Pendleton vs. Innis
Pendleton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Brunansky vs. Innis
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Cox
Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Cox
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Cox
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards second. Alicea scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Innis
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Innis
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Innis
Cox strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cox
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops it up and throws to first, with Cox covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Cox
Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops it up and throws to first, with Cox covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Cox
Elster hits a line drive into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Innis
Coleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Innis
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Innis
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
McGee vs. Innis
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards second. Backman can't make a play. That's a base hit. Coleman scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Horner vs. Innis
Horner hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Innis
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Brunansky vs. Innis
There goes Pendleton. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Pendleton steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Brunansky vs. Innis
Brunansky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pendleton scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Innis
There goes Brunansky. The throw from Sasser and he is safe. Brunansky steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Innis
Pena strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cox
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Cox
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Jeff Innis.
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops it up and throws to first, with Cox covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Cox
Backman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Walter
Gene Walter now pitching.
Alicea strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Walter
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Walter
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Cox
Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Cox
Strawberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Strawberry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McReynolds vs. Cox
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Cox
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sasser vs. Worrell
Todd Worrell now pitching.
Sasser hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/1988 -- New York at St.Louis (D)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Dykstra L, cf 3 0 1 0 Coleman V, lf 4 1 1 0
Innis J, p 0 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 4 1 3 0
Mazzilli L, ph 1 0 0 0 McGee W, cf 4 1 2 1
Walter G, p 0 0 0 0 Horner B, 1b 3 1 1 2
Backman W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Pendleton T, 3b 3 1 1 0
Magadan D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brunansky T, rf 4 0 1 2
Strawberry D, rf 4 1 2 0 Pena T, c 4 0 1 0
McReynolds K, lf 4 0 0 0 Alicea L, 2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson H, 3b 4 1 1 2 Cox D, p 4 0 0 0
Sasser M, c 4 1 2 0 Worrell T, p 0 0 0 0
Elster K, ss 3 1 1 0
Ojeda B, p 0 0 0 0
Leach T, p 1 0 0 0
Wilson M, ph-cf 2 0 1 2
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34 4 9 4 33 5 10 5
New York 000 020 002 -- 4
St.Louis 000 200 30x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Leach T 3.2 4 2 2 1 4
Innis J (L) 3.0 5 3 3 2 3
Walter G 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cox D (W) 8.2 9 4 4 0 2
Worrell T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Pendleton T
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 3, St.Louis 8
2B -- McGee W, Sasser M, Wilson M, Strawberry D
HR -- Johnson H
SB -- Coleman V 2, Smith O 2, Pendleton T, Brunansky T
CS -- Dykstra L
SF -- Horner B
T -- 2:38
A -- 41617
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